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Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology ...
Half of Euro online travel purchases legally unsafe: EU
Nov 26, 2009 |
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More than half of all people who buy flights, hotel rooms and hire cars online risk being left without compensation if companies fail under outdated law, the EU said Thursday.
Designing solutions for problems of 'predatory lending' first requires understanding when it exists
Sep 04, 2008 |
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There is not a universally accepted definition of predatory lending by policy makers, regulators or people involved in the mortgage business. Predatory lending has been equated to mortgage abuse, mortgage fraud, loans with ...
Industry support of academic life science research may be dropping
Nov 03, 2009 |
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While more than half the academic life science researchers responding to a 2007 survey indicated having some relationship with industrial entities, the prevalence of such relationships - particularly direct funding for research ...
E-Paper Technology Has New Possibilities in Japan
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On January 23, 2009 e-paper testing was started in Japan around Toshima Ward Office, which is just east of JR Ikebukuro Station. A wireless network was set up at the Toshima Life and Industry ...
Researchers: Strengthen restrictions on off-label promotion by pharmaceutical companies
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Researchers are asking for tougher penalties and fines for pharmaceutical companies that market drugs for "off label" promotion, according to a study published in the October 28 issue of the open access journal PLoS Medicine.
ABC Music Lounge: No cocktails, but nonstop music
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cocktails won't be served, but ABC says a new online "music lounge" will offer a full menu of songs and artists featured on its shows.
U.S., China sign energy agreement
Sep 17, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy has joined with China in agreeing to increase cooperation to heighten energy efficiency in China's industrial sector.
Medical journalists need improved conflict-of-interest standards, say Dartmouth researchers
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Two Dartmouth researchers call for greater scrutiny of the relationship between medical journalists and the health care industries they cover. Their study was published online today, Nov. 19, in the British Medical Journal, or BMJ ...
FCC gets going on national broadband plan
Apr 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission took the first step Wednesday in developing a comprehensive plan to give all Americans high-speed Internet access.
Rule may allow officials to play role of scientists in toxic chemical regulation
Jun 12, 2009 |
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The Obama administration has promised to end political meddling in scientific decisions, but some critics say the White House has botched an early test of that pledge on a key question of public health: how to assess the ...
Anti-piracy pup sniffs out 35,000 illegal DVDs
Jun 03, 2009 |
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A DVD-sniffing anti-piracy dog named Paddy has uncovered a huge cache of 35,000 discs in Malaysian warehouses, many destined for export to Singapore, industry officials said on Wednesday.
FCC inquiries could spawn new wireless regulations
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission is taking a closer look at the practices of the wireless industry, potentially the first step toward more regulations intended to push down prices and increase choices for consumers.
EPA to limit mercury from cement plants
Apr 22, 2009 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday called for the nation's first limits on mercury emissions from the more than 100 cement factories across the U.S.
Large avian flu outbreaks more likely to involve duck meat industry, experts find
Oct 24, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that 73% of avian flu outbreaks in the UK would not spread beyond the initial infected farm, but larger outbreaks are more likely to involve the duck meat industry.
